Further details about the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference are available on twitter via @UoGLaw, @ChrisJ_Monaghan and #ChagosDialogue.
The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue Conference will be taking place on 29th June 2015 at the School of Law, University of Greenwich. @UoGLaw #ChagosDialogue
Friday 13 March 2015
Keynote Speaker: Professor Philippe Sands QC
Professor Philippe Sands QC will be delivering the keynote address at the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference. Professor Sands QC is a leading international lawyer and has written extensively on international law and the Chagos litigation. Professor Sands is a tenant at Matrix Chambers and a Professor of Law at UCL Laws, University College London.
Further details about the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference are available on twitter via @UoGLaw, @ChrisJ_Monaghan and #ChagosDialogue.
Further details about the Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference are available on twitter via @UoGLaw, @ChrisJ_Monaghan and #ChagosDialogue.
Getting to Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich
The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal Dialogue conference will be taking place in Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich.
Travel directions to the Greenwich campus can be found at http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/travel/greenwich
The campus is five minutes walk from Cutty Sark DLR station and less than fifteen minutes walk from both Greenwich station and Maze Hill station.
There is car parking outside of the Greenwich campus and this costs £2.50 per hour. The nearest car park is on Park Row, opposite Queen Anne Building.
Travel directions to the Greenwich campus can be found at http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/travel/greenwich
The campus is five minutes walk from Cutty Sark DLR station and less than fifteen minutes walk from both Greenwich station and Maze Hill station.
There is car parking outside of the Greenwich campus and this costs £2.50 per hour. The nearest car park is on Park Row, opposite Queen Anne Building.
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Call for Papers
Call
For Papers
The Chagos Litigation: A
Socio-Legal Dialogue
Monday 29th
June 2015, School of Law, University of Greenwich
Queen Anne Building,
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Keynote Speaker: Professor Philippe
Sands QC
This one-day conference The Chagos Litigation: A Socio-Legal
Dialogue will bring together academics and legal practitioners to explore
the landmark significance of the Chagos litigation from a number of distinct and
interconnected perspectives. The Chagos litigation refers to the cases brought
by the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago and the Republic of
Mauritius against the United Kingdom. The claim by Mauritius concerned the
sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago and the legality of the Marine Protected
Area. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has recently ruled that the creation
of the Marine Protected Area was inconsistent with the United Kingdom’s
international law obligations. The cases brought by the former inhabitants were
concerned with inter alia the
decision to remove and prevent their return to the Chagos Archipelago. The conference aims to facilitate a dialogue
that brings together academics and legal practitioners who are interested in
the different aspects of the Chagos litigation and the wider issues that
emanate from this litigation, in order to address these issues from a
socio-legal perspective. The conference is hosted by the School of Law and the
Human Rights and Social Justice Research Group at the University of Greenwich.
Th keynote speaker is Professor
Philippe Sands QC. Professor Sands QC is a leading international lawyer, who is acting as counsel for Mauritius for the proceedings on Chagos and represented Mauritius before the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Conference Themes: Papers are welcome from those with an academic or professional interest
in the issues raised by the Chagos litigation. Papers may be on any aspect of
the Chagos litigation, including the constitutional and human rights
implications, judicial decision-making, domestic administrative law, legal
history, and international law. Papers may be on one particular aspect or
alternatively may seek to address broader themes. The conference is free to
attend for both presenters and
delegates.
Instructions for Presenters: The deadline for the submission of abstracts will be 17th
April 2015. Abstracts will need to be between 200-300 words in length. Presenters
will have twenty minutes each excluding time for questions. Notice of
acceptance will be made by 1st May 2015. Please submit abstracts to Chris
Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk. It is anticipated that a selection
of the papers delivered at the conference will be published as an edited
collection. All papers presented at the conference are potentially eligible for
inclusion in such a volume.
Further Information: Bookings for delegates will be opened in May 2015. If you would like any further information
please contact the conference organiser Chris Monaghan at c.monaghan@gre.ac.uk
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